Center Board Member Colonel Klass was quoted in The Hill. Short of starting a trade war by sanctioning China, retired Col. Richard Klass said he doesn’t think there’s a way to pressure China to support the type of blockade that would have an effect on North Korea. “He knows we’re not going to launch a […]
Can North Korea target a U.S. city? Experts say not yet
Center Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle was quoted in USA Today. “I don’t think time is on our side here at all,” said Philip Coyle, an analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-proliferation, who remains skeptical that North Korea can currently target U.S. cities with large payloads. “Are they there now? I don’t […]
Hearsay on North Korea
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle was interviewed on the radio show Hearsay. Philip Coyle is Senior Science Fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, and a recognized expert on U.S. and worldwide military research, development and testing, on operational military matters, and on national security policy and defense spending. Listen to the interview
Mattis warns of ‘massive military response’ if North Korea threatens attack
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle was quoted in Politico. “I do think it changes the urgency to engage in North Korea,” said Philip Coyle, a former head of weapons testing for the Pentagon who is now at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation in Washington. “Obviously, time is not on our side here, with […]
Fact Sheet: Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV)
Updated March 2021 Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs) were originally developed in the early 1960s to permit a missile to deliver multiple nuclear warheads to different targets. In contrast to a traditional missile, which carries one warhead, MIRVs can carry multiple warheads. For instance, a Russian MIRVed missile under development may be able to carry […]
